Search the Collection

Search the entire National Gallery of Art collection by artist's
last name, key words in the title, key words in object information,
credit line, provenance name, accession number, exhibition history,
and/or catalogue raisonné. You will be able to filter your search
results by medium, nationality, time span, styles, images, and
whether an object is on view. It is not necessary to fill in all
of the boxes.

Artist name:

Key words in title:

Images only: check to limit your search to objects for which images are available.

More ways to search

Key words in object information:

Search the entire object record in the Gallery's collection
database for any word. Not all the fields searched will be
visible in your results.

Credit Line:

Search text of the credit lines provided by donors for all objects
in the Gallery's collection.

Provenance name:

Search by the name of a former owner (donors, dealers, auction
houses, and individuals) of a work of art in the Gallery's
collection. All donor names are searchable, but because provenance
research is an ongoing project at the Gallery, your search results
for a former owner prior to the donor may not be complete. See
also the results of the Gallery's extensive
research into the World War II-era provenance of paintings, sculptures,
and drawings
in its collection. For
more information, see
provenance search tips
and how to read Gallery provenance texts.

Accession number:

Each object in the Gallery's collection is assigned a unique
number in three parts, separated by periods (to which a fourth
part is added if needed). The three parts represent the year of
acquisition (the earliest year is 1937), the transaction within
the year, and the object's number within the transaction.

Search by entering the complete or partial accession number; the
search automatically inserts a wildcard if you enter a partial
number. These examples explain possible search results:
1942 - returns all objects acquired in that year
1942.9 - returns all objects in the transaction
1942.9.1 - returns the individual object, or all parts of an
object with a multi-part record
1942.9.17.b - returns the individual part of an object

Exhibition history:

An object's exhibition history records all known exhibitions to
which it has been lent since it was created. Search by words in
the exhibition title, venue, venue city, year, or exhibition
catalogue number.

Catalogue raisonné:

A catalogue raisonné is a publication of the complete work of a
particular artist. Search by the author's last name, year of
publication, or catalogue raisonné number.